C A SE 3 Building a Coalition Le a rning Go a ls M a ny of the most import a nt org a niz a tion a l beh a vior ch a llenges require coordin a ting pl a ns a nd go a ls a mong groups. This c a se describes a multi org a niz a tion a l effort, but the s a me principles of a ccommod a tion a nd compromise a lso a pply when trying to work with multiple divisions within a single org a niz a tion. You’ll cre a te a blueprint for m a n a ging a complex development te a m’s progress, steering te a m members a w a y from neg a tive conflicts a nd tow a rd productive discussion. You’ll a lso be a sked to help cre a te a new mess a ge for executives so they c a n le a d effectively. M a jor Topic A re a s · ● Group dyn a mics · ● M a ximizing te a m perform a nce · ● Org a niz a tion a l culture · ● Integr a tive b a rg a ining The Scen a rio The Woodson Found a tion, a l a rge nonprofit soci a l service a gency, is te a ming up with the public school system in W a shington, D.C., to improve student outcomes. There’s a mple room for improvement. The schools h a ve problems with tru a ncy, low student perform a nce, a nd crime. New st a ff quickly burn out a s their initi a l enthusi a sm for helping students is blunted by the h a rsh re a lities they encounter in the cl a ssroom. Turnover a mong new te a chers is very high, a nd m a ny of the best a nd brightest a re the most likely to le a ve for schools th a t a ren’t a s troubled. The pl a n is to cre a te a n experiment a l a fter-school progr a m th a t will combine the Woodson Found a tion’s skill in r a ising priv a te money a nd coordin a ting community le a ders with the educ a tion a l expertise of school st a ff. Ide a lly, the system will be fin a nci a lly self-sufficient, which is import a nt bec a use less money is a v a il a ble for schools th a n in the p a st. A fter sever a l months of negoti a tion, the le a ders of the Woodson Found a tion a nd the school system h a ve a greed th a t the best course is to develop a new a gency th a t will dr a w on resources from both org a niz a tions. The Woodson found a tion will provide logistic a l support a nd progr a m development a nd me a surement st a ff; the school system will provide cl a ssrooms a nd te a ching st a ff. The first st a ge in bringing this new pl a n to fruition is the form a tion of a n executive development te a m. This te a m will sp a n multiple function a l a re a s a nd est a blish the oper a ting pl a n for improving school perform a nce. Its cross-org a niz a tion a l n a ture me a ns represent a tives from both the Woodson Found a tion a nd the school district must p a rticip a te. The N a tion a l Coalition for P a rent a l Involvement in Educ a tion (NCPIE) is a lso going to be a m a jor p a rtner in the progr a m, a cting a s a represent a tive for p a rents on beh a lf of the PT A . Conflict and Agreement in the Development Team While it .